CDS 2026 (I) English, question 110

Topic: Vocabulary and word usage

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Directions · Q101 to Q110

In the following items Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists :

Q110
List I (Word / Expression / Specialised term) List II (Meaning)
A. Incensed 1. Designed to cause fires
B. Incendiary 2. Unmindful of potential risks
C. Incautious 3. Giving out light when heated
D. Incandescent 4. Enraged
  1. (a) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
  2. (b) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3Correct answer
  3. (c) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
  4. (d) A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

Solution.

Answer: (b) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

  1. Incensed → enraged (4); incendiary → designed to start fires (1); incautious → insufficiently attentive to risks (2); incandescent → emitting light because of heat (3).
  2. The code is A–4, B–1, C–2, D–3.